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B5304 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 97 collisions on the B5304 from 1979 to 2025, with 122 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 20 serious, and 3 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B5304, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
97
4,072nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
122
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
20
25 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B5304

On the B5304, 3.1% of collisions were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal33.1%
  • Serious2021%
  • Slight7476%

Where the B5304 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,072nd
Most casualties
4,135th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
4,033rd

B5304 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5304 peaked at 7 in 1982 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5304, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202300
202200
202100
202000
201911
201800
201700
201624
201500
201411
201333
201222
201111
201000
200900
200811
200700
200633
200523
200400
200300
200211
200144
200044
199944
199833
199756
199659
199535
199444
199323
199255
199135
199048
198944
198811
198723
198622
198534
198413
198344
1982710
198122
198045
197922

When crashes happen on the B5304

Friday has the most collisions on the B5304 (20), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (25).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (9.3%)
  • Tuesday14 (14%)
  • Wednesday15 (15%)
  • Thursday16 (16%)
  • Friday20 (21%)
  • Saturday15 (15%)
  • Sunday8 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (3.1%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am9 (9.3%)
  • 9am to noon10 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm24 (25%)
  • 3pm to 6pm25 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm15 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight10 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (9.3%)
  • February8 (8.2%)
  • March5 (5.2%)
  • April9 (9.3%)
  • May10 (10%)
  • June6 (6.2%)
  • July4 (4.1%)
  • August14 (14%)
  • September11 (11%)
  • October8 (8.2%)
  • November7 (7.2%)
  • December6 (6.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight70 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (8.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5304 crashes

On the B5304, 77% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 65% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (77%)
  • 60 mph19 (20%)
  • 70 mph3 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds82 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (7.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other4 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (65%)
  • Wet or damp29 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5304 crashes

Car occupants make up 48% of the people killed or injured on the B5304, followed by pedestrians (21%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant59 (48%)
  • Pedestrian26 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (17%)
  • Cyclist14 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car112 (71%)
  • Motorcycle20 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2038 (31%)
  • 21 to 2510 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3515 (12%)
  • 36 to 459 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 557 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 659 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.5%)
  • Over 756 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider74 (61%)
  • Pedestrian26 (21%)
  • Passenger22 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5304

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5304

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5304 crashes by council area

Of the 97 collisions on the B5304, 96 were in Cumberland.

Collisions on the B5304 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCumberland96121320

B5304 crashes by town

Of the 97 collisions on the B5304, 73 were in the built-up area of Wigton.

Recent crashes on the B5304

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5304, from 3 October 2000 to 11 January 2025.

Severity